"Old Supreme Kai, just stay out of it. We won't use the teleporting cubes to do anything bad!"
Rayden spoke confidently, then turned to Super Shenron and made another wish.
"Super Shenron, please grant me twenty teleporting cubes!" he said in the Language of the Gods.
"This wish is simple!" Super Shenron replied in the same divine tongue.
In the next moment, Super Shenron's eyes glowed brightly. One by one, twenty teleporting cubes materialized in the air before Rayden and the others.
"Whoever wants one, go get it!" Rayden announced with a grin. "You won't need to ride the Universe ship anymore when traveling across the cosmos!"
Son Goku and the others were thrilled. Each rushed forward eagerly and took a teleporting cube from the floating collection.
Rayden glanced around at the crowd, noticing the envious expressions from others nearby.
"Krillin, you too—go take one!"
"Rayden, thank you!" Krillin said gratefully, hurrying over to grab a cube.
Everyone followed suit, each expressing their thanks as they claimed a cube. In less than ten seconds, all but four of the cubes had been claimed.
Suddenly, Cell pointed at Super Shenron, who remained hovering silently in the sky.
"Rayden, something's wrong with Shenron!" he exclaimed.
Everyone turned their eyes upward. Sure enough, Super Shenron had not disappeared after granting the wish, as he normally would. He remained suspended in the air, unmoving and silent.
"Super Shenron, do you have something else to say?" Rayden asked, speaking again in the Language of the Gods.
There was a strange pause.
Shockingly, Super Shenron did not respond in the divine tongue. Instead, he spoke in plain human language:
"Rayden, Lord Salama wishes to meet with you. Please proceed to the Dragon God Realm as soon as possible."
Rayden blinked, surprised. "Okay, I'll head there shortly."
The moment he spoke, Super Shenron transformed into seven massive Dragon Balls, each the size of a planet, and they scattered across the twin universes.
"Dragon God Salama!" Whis and Vados gasped in unison.
Neither had expected that Rayden would have any connection to Salama—the legendary Dragon God. The Dragon God Realm was said to be inaccessible, even to divine beings like themselves.
Not even the Twelve Angels had ever set foot in the Dragon God Realm.
They exchanged solemn glances. This was something that needed to be reported to the Grand Priest immediately.
"Whis, where exactly is the Dragon God Realm?" Beerus asked, frowning. "And who is this Dragon God Salama?"
Whis turned to him, his expression more serious than usual. "Lord Beerus, this is a matter you do not need to concern yourself with. It's better if you don't know."
Faced with Whis' unusual gravity, Beerus could only nod, lips pressed in a grim line.
"Well..." Champa opened his mouth to speak, but Vados smacked him over the head with her staff.
"Ow!" Champa yelped, rubbing the large bump now forming. He wisely chose not to say another word.
Meanwhile, Rayden noticed that four teleporting cubes still remained. Since everyone else had already taken theirs, he gestured toward a group standing nearby.
"Frieza, Tagoma, Hit, Cabba—you each take one."
Frieza's eyes lit up. He had assumed he would be excluded this time.
"Rayden, thank you!" Hit and Cabba also expressed their gratitude as they took their cubes.
Rayden shot Frieza a warning look. "Don't use the teleporting cube for anything evil."
"Of course not!" Frieza replied smoothly.
But in the back of his mind, Frieza was already plotting. Once I surpass you in strength, you won't be able to tell me what to do...
Nearby, Cabba turned to Rayden. "Master, can I train with you in the future?"
Before Rayden could respond, Vegeta cut in, pointing proudly at Trunks, who stood in the distance.
"Don't get ahead of yourself. You're not even strong enough to beat my son."
"That may be true," Caulifla snapped, stepping forward. "But just because you taught us the Saiyan transformation doesn't mean you can look down on us!"
She clearly forgot the earlier scene where Vegeta had thoroughly beaten Champa.
"Snort!" Vegeta responded with a dismissive scoff. "It's not that I look down on you—you're just too weak."
Trunks stepped forward and transformed, unleashing his full power as he entered Super Saiyan Blue. He stood confidently in front of Vegeta.
"If you want to challenge my father, you'll have to beat me first!"
The father and son duo struck a picture-perfect pose, radiating cool energy. Kale hurriedly grabbed Caulifla's arm, clearly not wanting her sister to get pummeled again.
At that moment, Supreme Kai Fuwa stepped out from the crowd. Despite the tension between Champa and Rayden, Fuwa approached with sincere respect.
"Rayden, would you be willing to teach Cabba and the others how to achieve Super Saiyan Blue?"
Rayden nodded, then began to explain.
"There are two paths to the next transformation. The first is turning into a Golden Great Ape, regaining your sanity, and evolving into Super Saiyan 4. But that requires a tail."
He paused and demonstrated the transformation briefly, drawing gasps from the audience.
"The second path requires six righteous-hearted Saiyans. Five must transfer their energy to one, creating a Super Saiyan God—Super Saiyan Red. From there, with training, you can reach Super Saiyan Blue."
Rayden then transformed between forms, showing both Super Saiyan Red and Super Saiyan Blue.
"Super Saiyan Blue is just the advanced version of Red. If you train hard, you'll get there."
Supreme Kai Fuwa bowed deeply. "Rayden, thank you so much!"
"You're too polite, Supreme Kai," Rayden said, lifting him up gently by the shoulders.
King Sadala, watching closely, asked curiously, "Rayden, that transformation of yours—the one that resembles Super Saiyan 3 but with white hair—what is it?"
Before Rayden could answer, Vegeta beat him to it.
"That's Super Saiyan 5. Even Kakarot and I haven't reached that stage yet. Don't bother dreaming about it."
"I will reach Super Saiyan 5!" Caulifla shouted confidently.
…
After a while, as the excitement died down, Vados stepped forward.
"Lord Beerus, Whis—now that the tournament has ended and Super Shenron has been summoned, we will take our leave."
With a wave of her staff, a teleporting cube appeared before the warriors of Universe Six. One by one, they stepped inside.
Champa crossed his arms, clearly frustrated. He had wanted to make a strong final impression, but after seeing how easily Caulifla had been outclassed by a child, he decided against it.
There's no turning things around, he thought bitterly. This Universe... I'll never get my revenge!
Swish!
The teleporting cube vanished in a flash of light, taking the warriors of Universe Six with it.
Shortly after, the Old Supreme Kai and Supreme Kai Shin said their goodbyes and used Instant Transmission to return to their world.
"Goku, you and the others hold onto me—I'll teleport us back to Earth," Rayden said.
Everyone placed their hands on Rayden's shoulders.
"Beerus, Whis—aren't you two coming to Earth?"
Beerus stepped forward, eager to join, but Whis pulled him back.
"Rayden, we have other matters to attend to. We'll visit Earth another time."
Rayden simply nodded and vanished with the others using Instant Transmission.
"Whis! What are you doing? I wanted to go to Earth for the food!" Beerus protested angrily.
"Lord Beerus, I must report to the Grand Priest. You can return to the God of Destruction Realm on your own."
As Whis transformed into a stream of multicolored light and shot off toward Zeno's Palace, Beerus clenched his fists in frustration.
"Hmph… Whis, why didn't you take me back with you?!" he grumbled. "Ugh, now I have to fly all the way home…"
Grumbling under his breath, Beerus floated into the void, slowly making his way back to the Gods of Destruction realm.
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